Lauki Raita / Bottle Gourd Curd Dip

Refreshing and Cooling, Summer Friendly Raita Recipe made with Bottle Gourd. Lauki Raita is absolutely easy to make and tastes delicious with rotis and rice

I am back with a summer friendly Raita Recipe made with Bottle Gourd. The Raita here is tempered with mustard seeds – South Indian Touch and makes a delicious accompaniment or side dish to all Indian Meals, especially the Rice Varieties. Presenting Lauki Raita or Bottle Gourd Curd Dip.

This is an Indian Raita Recipe that is made with the combination of curd and vegetables. Raita is served as a side dish to breakfast dishes and Main Course too. Raita helps in piping down the heat element of the dish. It is cooling especially in summers when we are simply not in a mood to enjoy piping hot dishes. Curd being a natural probiotic, helps in maintaining gut health too.

Lauki is called Bottle Gourd in English, Ghiya / Ghia and Dudhi in Hindi. It is a summer friendly vegetable as it is packed with a lot of water. Adding such vegetable with curd makes it extremely cooling for the body, especially if you are like us, recovering from extreme dehydration and fatigue due to heat (during our recent weekend getaway).

Bottle Gourd has many health benefits and hence its important to make it as part of your weekly diet, especially in summers. The Bottle Gourd or Lauki is 96% water content which makes its consumption refreshing during summers. The vegetable is low in calories, unless used in a dessert or fried vegetable form. Many consume fresh bottle gourd juice in the morning to detox their system.

I hope you have found the recipe useful and would happily like to include it as part of your summer meals at home. If you are looking for a popular Lauki Recipe aka The Lauki Chana Dal. Do check out my twist with a south Indian Touch – Lauki Dal spiced with Sambar Powder. Just enjoy it with steaming rice and / or phulkas for a filling meal.

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Born in a Traditional Palakkad Iyer (South Indian) Family with strong value systems to an exceptionally strong and independent Single Mom, spent most of my childhood studying well (as most Iyer girls do). A Commerce Graduate and MBA in Human Resources,